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27 December 2023 | Kenilworth | Race 6

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Distance 1600m

Going Good

Win Time 100.00s

Avg Time 100.51s

Stakes R90,000

WFA Weight For Age(SSL) 3yrs:6.0 Weight For Age(SNL) 3yrs:8.5 4yrs:0.5

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Draw	Weight	MR Pre	MR Post	MR Curr	Lengths	Odds	Equip	Owner / Trainer
1	Holding Thumbs	Mr R Danielson	13	60.0kg	—	119	119	Won	7/2	Y	O: Messrs P Bamford, D D MacLean & Gary Player Stud Farm (Pty) Ltd, Mrs J Doyle & Mr L S & Mrs Rayna Govender T: Mr G S Kotzen
2	Heknows	Mr P C Orffer	6	56.5kg	60	71	71	+1.25	33/1	B Y	O: Mr E L P Steyn T: Mr E L P Steyn
3	Dawn Cloud Line	Mr P Mxoli	12	52.0kg	64	60	60	+1.75	25/2	B Y	O: Messrs R Freedman, G S Kotzen, R P Macnab & R T Scott T: Mr G S Kotzen
4	Four Jacks	Mr G van Niekerk	9	55.0kg	70	65	65	+3.00	10/1	B Y	O: The Val de Vie Polo Club Syndicate (Nom: Dr Jill Warner) T: Mr S J Snaith
5	Mr Belvedere	Mr A Arries	8	60.0kg	—	55	55	+3.10	40/1	B Y	O: Messrs C W Hui & D E Ferraris T: Mr V H Marshall
6	In The Bag	Mr G Wright	11	57.0kg	74	59	59	+5.35	40/1	Y	—
7	Apache Chief	Mr S D Veale	16	61.0kg	82	74	74	+6.10	25/2	B Y	—
8	Atlantic King	Mr J M Solomons	10	52.0kg	61	59	59	+6.40	50/1	B Y	—
9	Future Gem	Mr C B Bantam	5	52.5kg	58	55	55	+7.90	33/1	Y	—
10	Come On You Spurs	Mr D L Ashby	14	52.0kg	45	51	51	+8.00	125/1	Y	—
11	Baton Rouge	Mr J P van der Merwe	15	57.5kg	75	69	69	+8.40	20/1	Y	—
12	Cosmic Captain	Mr K G Steyn	3	54.0kg	68	70	70	+9.90	11/2	Y	—
13	Padre D'or	Mr O Noach	2	52.0kg	63	60	60	+11.65	25/1	Y	—
14	Bella's Pablo	Mr L Mxothwa	4	56.5kg	72	61	61	+16.90	6/1	Y	—
15	Red Rackham	Mr B R FayD'Herbe de Maudave	7	60.5kg	—	63	63	+20.15	40/1	Y	—
16	Indecent Proposal	Mr R D Fourie	1	60.0kg	—	65	65	+22.15	7/1Fav	Y	—
Code 88	Flash Lightning	—	4	58.5kg*	—	69	69	—	16/1	N	—
Code 88	Resurgence	Mr A D Andrews	11	56.0kg	—	57	57	—	—	N	—

Holding Thumbs

Mr R Danielson · Dw 13 · 60.0kg

Won

7/2

MR — → 119

Heknows

Mr P C Orffer · Dw 6 · 56.5kg

+1.25

33/1

MR 60 → 71

B Y

Dawn Cloud Line

Mr P Mxoli · Dw 12 · 52.0kg

+1.75

25/2

MR 64 → 60

B Y

Four Jacks

Mr G van Niekerk · Dw 9 · 55.0kg

+3.00

10/1

MR 70 → 65

B Y

Mr Belvedere

Mr A Arries · Dw 8 · 60.0kg

+3.10

40/1

MR — → 55

B Y

In The Bag

Mr G Wright · Dw 11 · 57.0kg

+5.35

40/1

MR 74 → 59

Apache Chief

Mr S D Veale · Dw 16 · 61.0kg

+6.10

25/2

MR 82 → 74

B Y

Atlantic King

Mr J M Solomons · Dw 10 · 52.0kg

+6.40

50/1

MR 61 → 59

B Y

Future Gem

Mr C B Bantam · Dw 5 · 52.5kg

+7.90

33/1

MR 58 → 55

Come On You Spurs

Mr D L Ashby · Dw 14 · 52.0kg

+8.00

125/1

MR 45 → 51

Baton Rouge

Mr J P van der Merwe · Dw 15 · 57.5kg

+8.40

20/1

MR 75 → 69

Cosmic Captain

Mr K G Steyn · Dw 3 · 54.0kg

+9.90

11/2

MR 68 → 70

Padre D'or

Mr O Noach · Dw 2 · 52.0kg

+11.65

25/1

MR 63 → 60

Bella's Pablo

Mr L Mxothwa · Dw 4 · 56.5kg

+16.90

6/1

MR 72 → 61

Red Rackham

Mr B R FayD'Herbe de Maudave · Dw 7 · 60.5kg

+20.15

40/1

MR — → 63

Indecent Proposal

Mr R D Fourie · Dw 1 · 60.0kg

+22.15

7/1 Fav

MR — → 65

Flash Lightning

— (True) · Dw 4 · 58.5kg

—

16/1

MR — → 69

Resurgence

Mr A D Andrews · Dw 11 · 56.0kg

—

MR — → 57

THE STARTER REPORTED: a) ATLANTIC KING (J Solomons) was stubborn loading. b) COSMIC CAPTAIN (K Steyn) was restless in the stalls. c) BELLA'S PABLO (L Mxothwa), FOUR JACKS (G van Niekerk) and COME ON YOU SPURS (D Ashby) were slow into stride. THE STIPENDIARY STEWARDS REPORTED: a) Approaching the 1200m MR BELVEDERE (A Arries) had to be steadied and shifted inwards when racing tight on the inside of COSMIC CAPTAIN (K Steyn), which shifted in away from FUTURE GEM (C Bantam), which rolled in and was immediately straightened. b) Leaving the 1200m RED RACKHAM (B Fayd'Herbe) and ATLANTIC KING (J Solomons) made contact when racing tight on the inside of HOLDING THUMBS (R Danielson). c) FOUR JACKS (G van Niekerk) and ATLANTIC KING (J Solomons) raced wide on the latter part of the turn and into the straight. d) Leaving the 100m Jockey G van Niekerk (FOUR JACKS) dropped his right-side rein, which he only regained after the finish. e) In view of the performance of INDECENT PROPOSAL (R Fourie), which commenced to hang out and gave ground quickly to the field from the 300m, the Veterinary Surgeon was requested to examine this gelding. f) HOLDING THUMBS, the winner, was selected for the taking of specimens for analysis. Trainer GS Kotzen was advised. (SC) JOCKEY AND/OR EQUIPMENT CHANGES: a) K Steyn rode COSMIC CAPTAIN (declared 08h17 on 20231227) b) FOUR JACKS raced with blinkers (declared 15h02 on 20231226) c) L Mxothwa (BELLA'S PABLO) rode +0.5kg (56.8kgs) d) C Bantam (FUTURE GEM) rode +0.5kg (52.8kgs) e) C Orffer (HEKNOWS) rode +0.5kg (56.9kgs) f) B Fayd'Herbe (RED RACKHAM) rode +0.5kg (60.9kgs) RACE CARD CHANGES / OTHER a) Nil THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED: a) INDECENT PROPOSAL - examined post-race. Blowing SCRATCHED: a) FLASH LIGHTNING - swollen joint. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 09h42 on 20231226) b) RESURGENCE - lame left front. Rule 53.5 applied (declared 17h19 on 20231224)